Dirigible headlight.



T; C. WILCOX. DIRIGIBLE HEAbUGHT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. H, I915.

' Patented Mar. 7,1916

attoznoag NITED sTATEsf PATEN orrion.

i mean c. WILCOX, OFMURRAY, KENTUCKY.

DIR-IGIBLE HEADLIGHT.-

Specification of Letters I'atent. 1 Patented Mar. '7, 1916.

- Application filed September 11,1915. Serial no. 50253.

8 arranged in parallelism and pivotally engaged with the extremities of a rod 9 disposed above the steering rod 3 and vertically spaced relatively thereto and pivotally engaged with said steering rod at its longitu- 60 (linal center by the pin 10. As liei'eiirilisclosed, the pin 10 is of, such a length as to permit a limited movement 0t the rod 9 longitudinally thereof, the movement of said rod 9 being under the influence of the ex- 65 i To all whom it may. concern:

Be it known that I. Tir'rox'C. l' mcox, a citizen of the United States, residing at Murray, in the county of Calloway and State of Kentucky, "have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Dirigible Headlights, of which the following is a specfifilcation, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. i This invention relatesto certain improvements in dirigible headlights and has relations more particularly to a device of this general character especially designed for use on automobiles and it is an 'object of the invention to provide novel and 1mproved means whereby the headlights are caused to move in umson-andmthe same general direction as the spindles of the steep mg wheels. 7 g 9 The invention consists in the details of construction and iirtlie combination and arrangement of the several parts'ot my improved headlight whereby certain important advantages are attained. and the device is renderedsimpler. less expensive and otherise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will behere nafter more tullyset :forth. e

The novel tea arcs of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claim.

In order that my invention may he the better understood, will now proceed to descr bethe same with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a view, partly in top plan and partly in section, illustrating an embodimeat of myinvention as herein set forthz and Fig.2 1S a view in side elevation, with n iodification -9 is to compensate for any vertical play of the brackets 7 which may occur during the travel of the vehicle to which the invention is applied. v

It is also to be understood that the pin 10 detachably engaged with the steering rod 3 so that when required. the rod 9 may be uncoupled from the rod 3 so that the lamp supporting brackets are independent of the movement of the steering rod 3. I

From the foregoing dgsP-riptionfit is thought to be obvious that :Theadli zhtcon .ls l structed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reasomot' the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and without materlal departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement. and formation of the several .parts-brokenaway, illustrating my inven- 4c tion-as herein embodied. As; disclosed in the accompanying drawing, 1 denotes the steering spindles of a motor vehicle operatively engaged with the front axle, thereof ina conventional manner,

parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice."

I claim: r

In combination with a vehicle provided with steering spindles, rear "ardly directed '45 and having disposed rarwardly thereof the arms carried by the spindles, a rod operarms 2 Wiilll'WlllCh a conventional steering atively engaged with the arms to cause the rod 3 is jo'peratively engaged. 4 denotes opspindles to rotate in unison, lamp supportpositely disposed anddaterally directed arms ing brackets supported by the vehicle for ,carried by'the body ,of the vehicle having movement about vertical axes and positioned sofiheir forwardjaces provided withthe 'verin a plane above the spindles, the lower ex- '1 'tically -dispose'd sleeves firthrough which may tremities of the brackets being provided "be"dispo sed theshankst of thellamp supwith rearwardly directed arms arranged in :porting brackets 7."' The shankstiextend be-" parallelism with each other and with the i '1 lovi the sleeves fij and'said' lower extremities i arms of the spindle,:.a rod positioned above 55 areflprovide'd withinwardly disposed arms the first named rod and pivotally engaged with the extremities of the arms of th lamp letw'een theenl'argement thereof and the up brackets, a vertical pin pivotally connecting per face of the second rod.

said second named rod mid-way of its length In testimony whereoflv hereunto afiix my with the first named rod, said pin being designature in the presence of two witnesses.

" TIPTON C \VILCOX.

1, taclmbly engaged with the first named rod.

and extenchng'ahove the second named rod VIIIIQSSESI' and tgrininating in 'an enlargement, and n d A. D. THOMPSOX,

c011 spring encn-chng the pm and mterposed R. H. VILCOX.

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